עקף

עָקַף(cmp. עָקַב) (to bend, go around, 1) to circumvent; to seek occasion against. Y.Gitt.V, 46c bot. ומלוה … ועוֹקֵף ונוטלה ממנו he will lend him money and seek an opportunity to take it (the coveted field) from him; (Tosef.Keth.XII, 2 וקופץ, v. Gitt.49b). 2) to go beyond, supersede. Y.Kidd.I, 59d top בשלשה מקומות ההלכה עוֹקֶפֶת למקראוכ׳ (not התורה) on three occasions the practice supersedes the Biblical text, and on one the legitimate interpretation of the text (ignoring the rules of interpretation); Sot.16a, v. עָקַב.